WDC Stock — Western Digital Corp.

Western Digital Corp. (WDC)

WDC is a Stock. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 0.11%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.11%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 28/100 (Elevated risk). Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 41.8%.

At the current 0.11% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $11 per year, or $0.92 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

Western Digital Corporation manufactures and sells data storage devices and solutions based on hard disk drive technology, serving markets in the United States, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa through computer manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. The company maintains a modest current distribution rate paid quarterly. Western Digital appeals primarily to value and income investors seeking exposure to the data storage sector.

WDC performance

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 41.8%.

WDC key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

28 · Elevated risk

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.03%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/31/1978

Distribution rate

0.11%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.11%

5-year average yield

3.23

Last close

$441.57

Market cap

$162,441,707,520

Average volume

5511792.0

Next dividend

$0.15

Next ex-dividend date

09/08/2026

Next payment date

09/17/2026

Beta

2.217

Payout ratio

0.0545

P/E ratio

16.73

Forward P/E

22.2717

EPS

$26.40

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.11%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.11%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

WDC risks and drawbacks

WDC's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 41.8%.

Who may consider WDC — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (WDC pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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